NBA backer king

Chapter 486 The end of the offseason

When the Jazz were happy and the Lakers were disappointed, the Blazers' management was also studying the lineup.

The boss Paul Allen appeared in person, brought in Dameng and Duncan, and directly pushed the Blazers to the league's first championship level, which made the entire management feel like they were taking stimulants.

Bob Whithit, who had just taken over as the general manager for two years, was nicknamed the trader. It was under his suggestion that Paul Allen initiated a deal with the Suns after failing to trade Old K, and finally got Big Dream and Duncan.

What Whithit has to do now is to strengthen the lineup, strengthen the rationality of the lineup, and make the lineup more effective.

In this regard, the first thing to consider is the two strongest teams in the West, the Lakers and the Jazz. They are the biggest obstacles for the Blazers to break out of the West, and the lineup must be built for them.

At present, the Blazers' main lineup includes main center Dameng, main power forward Duncan, main shooting guard Isiah Ryder, and main point guard Damon Stoudemire. These four main players are either super centers or super champions. The remaining two are also stars. The main lineup is luxurious.

This main lineup may change next season, because Stoudemire's rookie contract expires and will be renewed next year. The last time we talked about renewing the contract early, the agent offered an annual salary of tens of millions. He had no way to agree because there was no room left.

In the bench lineup, there are also Brian Grant, Gary Trent, Walter Williams, etc., who are all good substitutes, at least two of which are high-quality role players averaging 10+ per game.

"It feels pretty perfect."

Looking at the lineup list in his hand, Whithead couldn't think of how to strengthen it.

He can pull out inside and play a very efficient low-post offense at the same time, which he is sure of.

Not to mention Dameng, he can be called the most versatile center in the history of the league, even more versatile than Old K.

The No. [-] pick Tim Duncan showed versatile and stable skills in the NCAA competition. His basic skills are extremely solid. He can shoot, dunk and pass.

As long as Duncan doesn't pull his hips, as long as Dameng can maintain the performance of 23+9+3+1.8+2.5 last season, even if the state declines a bit, the two teamed up can reach the top offensive level in the league's inside combination.

Whether it's Old K, or Postman + Sabonis, or O'Neill + Oakley, Ewing + Rick Schmitz, David Robinson + Dino Radia, I believe that Dream and Duncan can handle it, at least not at a disadvantage.

"Championship, here we come!" A confident smile appeared on his face.

……

At the end of July, Wang Tiejun and Yu Feihong came to Hong Kong, where they returned for a month.

After playing here for a few days, I will go to Southeast Asia, but the current Southeast Asia is quite bad. The financial crisis has begun to sweep the entire Southeast Asia, and it is getting worse. The two plan to go to Singapore and skip other places.

At this time, the freeze period has just passed a few days in the NBA, the most eye-catching big deal has come to an end, the biggest star has already found a home, the general situation of the new season of the league is becoming clearer and clearer, major media and some stars have begun to analyze the situation of the new season.

Pat Riley, general manager and head coach of the Heat, talked about the situation of the new NBA season in a sports speech. He said to hundreds of spectators who participated in the speech: "The league should have entered a new model. The model of one person, one city that has persisted for decades has become a thing of the past, and the era of star grouping has come."

The former Mosaic main point guard who just retired, member of the championship in the 95/96 season, Jet Kenny Smith joined TNT and became an official NBA commentator. He talked about the situation of the new season on one of TNT's NBA programs.

"I think there are currently three first-tier teams in the West, that is, championship-level teams. They are the Lakers of Old K, the Trail Blazers of Big Dream, and the Jazz of the Postman. I can't see the strength of these three teams at present, because they are all so strong.

The same is true in the East. There are three teams in the first tier, namely Jordan's Knicks, David Robinson's Celtics, Ewing and Reggie Miller's Pacers.

These six championship teams will have the most tragic fight in the new season. I think no one can know who will win in the end, except God.

Under them, there are still a group of second-tier strong teams in the league. The Eagles, Heat, and Hornets in the East are all good, and the West also has the Supersonics and Mosaics.

In contrast, there are fewer second-tier teams in the West. Both the Suns and the Spurs are undergoing disintegration and reconstruction. Although Mosaic has Barkley and Glider, they are too old and have lost their competitiveness. This is a pity. "

Chamberlain once again accepted a live televised interview with ABC to talk about the new season.

He won a championship with the Lakers, played for five seasons, and retired with the Lakers. He is considered a legend of the Lakers, so he was the first to talk about the Lakers.

"The Lakers got Old K. This is Mr. Buss' biggest wish in recent years. Everyone knows that he has been chasing Old K."

Having said that, he changed the subject and said: "But I don't think this deal is very rational, why?
Tim Duncan's talent is visible to the naked eye, and he is a fully mature body. I even think he may play, and his debut is the peak performance.

Moreover, his personality is extremely stable, his psychology is very mature, and his style of play is also very team. He should belong to the cornerstone of the best team building. It is a pity that the Lakers gave up on him.

Although the old K is very strong, he has started to show some injury problems, and we all know that once the injuries start to appear, they will accumulate more and more, and it will only get worse, so I think the injuries should lower the evaluation of the old K's future.

The Lakers used a big dream that is not yet old to add Duncan, by the way, and Eddie Jones, and traded the old K for three. I think this is irrational. If you don’t believe me, the future game between the Blazers and the Lakers should prove my words. "

"I don't like him," Bryant said, staring at the TV.

Kobe's mother, who was packing the suitcase, glanced at the TV and said, "I think he's right, Kobe, three for one, the Lakers are at a loss, no matter how good old K is, it's not worth so much."

"Mom, you didn't understand what I said at all?" Kobe said angrily.

"what did you say?"

"He said one for three, that's nonsense, it's three for two, he completely ignored me." Kobe said angrily.

"Oh, God, yes, he said it wrong..." Kobe's mother suddenly realized.

Kobe snorted twice, didn't want to talk anymore, got up, picked up the ball and walked out.

"Kobe, we're leaving soon, where are you going?" Kobe's mother Pam Bryant shouted from behind.

"There is still time, I will practice shooting for a while."

An hour later, Kobe's family set off. They will all move to Los Angeles and settle there.

……

In the first ten days of August, Wang Tiejun and his wife have already arrived in Europe.

He is aware of the team's current lineup. Crazy Fan at position [-] hasn't made a move yet, but there are still players who can play at position [-]. With Richmond at position [-], there is no major problem in the back line.

Especially with the disintegration of the Bulls, the perimeter will no longer have to face the top perimeter defense of the Bulls. The pressure will be much less, and it is almost no problem.

There is still a search for number four, and there is no one at present, so he has no choice but to rush and search slowly.

At 8 pm on August 9th, the plane of the two arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

"Old K, Feihong."

"Brother Cheng."

Cheng Long came to pick up the plane with a group of people.

He happened to be filming "Who Am I" in Rotterdam, and knowing that Lao Wang was traveling in Europe, he invited the two of them to watch his filming.

The total investment of this film is not very large, 1000 million US dollars, about 8000 million RMB, Feige Film and Television also invested 3000 million.

"Iron Army."

"Brother Iron Army."

There are also several people who came with the original K martial arts gym, headed by Liu Changfeng, who now belong to the martial arts company jointly run by Feihong and Cheng Long.

Because the people in the K Martial Arts Hall are proficient in martial arts, and some people in the fighting hall have joined the martial arts company. Cheng Long's current movies not only use his family class, but also the people from the martial arts company. The action style has changed even more.

"Brother Changfeng, are you getting used to outside?" Old Wang asked.

"Okay." Liu Changfeng nodded and smiled.

He usually stays in Hollywood to manage the martial arts company, this time he was invited by Cheng Long, who valued this movie very much.

"Old K."

Lu Huiguang, who came with Cheng Long, greeted him with a smile, and several martial artists from the married class also quickly greeted him, with a very warm and respectful attitude.

Including Lu Huiguang, they have a reason for their enthusiasm and respect for Lao Wang.

In the past, the family-making class received very little money, but now because there are many jobs in Hollywood, the salary is many times higher. This is all because of Lao Wang, so they are very grateful to Lao Wang, and everyone is very respectful.

Lao Wang chatted with them, and then got into Cheng Long's car.

"Old K, I'm going to the Lakers, and my future development will be even better!" Cheng Long said with a smile.

"It's a helpless move. I wish I could continue playing in the Suns." Old Wang shook his head.

"Brother Cheng, your movie is almost finished, when will it be released?" Yu Feihong asked.

"It's coming soon. With the post-production, we plan to release it in time for the Spring Festival." Cheng Long laughed.

"You said there was a scene of jumping off a building, which was very exciting?" Old Wang asked.

"It's okay, I'll shoot tomorrow." Cheng Long said with a smile.

"Tell me specifically?" Lao Wang asked.

"It's like this. We took pictures on a 27-story building. That building has a big slope. I just fell in love with that. I'm going to slide down from the top floor. The slope is so steep..."

Cheng Long made gestures while talking, it was about a 45-degree angle.

"You slid off that?"

"Yeah, jump off and slide down."

Lao Wang felt a little pain in his head, and he was quite courageous, but when he thought of jumping down from the 27th floor, even if it was a 45-degree slope, his legs were weak.

"Is there still a play today?" He looked at the sky and asked.

"No, I just finished filming the fight scene on the top floor, and I will jump off the building tomorrow." Cheng Long said.

The next day, on the top floor of the Williams Wurf Building, a large group of people were making final preparations before jumping off the building.

Cheng Long also has a stand-in, both of them have to dance, and finally edit the best clips from the action shots of the two.

Lao Wang walked up to Cheng Long, looked at the large glass slope one meter away in front of him, and felt that his legs were a little weak.

Cheng Long grabbed his arm from the side and said, "Old K, stand back a bit, so there will be no accidents."

He looked at Cheng Long's body, there were steel wires, and his safety was guaranteed to a certain extent.

"Are you afraid?" he asked curiously.

"You have to dance even if you are afraid, that's how I came to film. If you don't dance, some people can dance, and there are many people who are not afraid of death. If you don't jump, you can't get out of your head!" Cheng Long laughed.

"Be careful."

Lao Wang patted Cheng Long on the shoulder.

"It's okay. In fact, the one I jumped from in the Hongfan District was the real danger. The one that didn't have a safety rope would probably die if it fell." Cheng Long said with a smile.

When you are ready, the stand-in will jump first.

This stand-in was from the marriage class, and when he was standing there about to jump, Lao Wang saw his throat move, it was obvious that this martial artist was also very scared.

But in the next moment, the double roared and jumped down.

When seeing the stand-in jumping down, to be honest, Lao Wang, who has always been bold, felt like his blood froze in an instant.

Not long after, when it was Cheng Long's turn, he also roared and jumped down.

One person danced once, director Chen Musheng felt that it was not enough, so Cheng Long danced again.

After jumping twice in a row, Cheng Long's legs were weak and his feet were weak. After returning to the top floor, he didn't care about resting, so he ran to the director and asked, "Brother Sheng, do you still want to dance?"

"okay."

Chen Musheng shook his head.

"call!"

Cheng Long let out a long breath, and then sat down on the floor.

"Brother Cheng, it seems that your action movies and martial arts scenes are much more dangerous than our basketball." Lao Wang squatted beside him and said.

"I hope this drama will be a hit." Cheng Long said with a smile.

"Just for your lifeless jumping off a building, it will definitely become popular." Old Wang gave a thumbs up.

Although there are steel wires, that thing is not 100% safe. If it breaks, it might just rush down and fall into meat sauce, so Cheng Long's scene is really desperate.

……

After staying in Rotterdam for two days, Pharaoh and Wang left and flew to South America, where they stayed until late August before returning to China, landing at the Capital International Airport on August 28.

During this time, Horry called him and said he joined the Celtics.

The two played all over the world for forty days. During this time, Erya, with the help of Daya, had already set up the shelf of the construction company.

The 525 young people who came back all voluntarily participated in the shares, each with 80 RMB, raising a total of 4.2 million RMB.

"Old man, a total of one billion registered capital, you pay for the rest, close to 8000 million US dollars, you are the major shareholder, holding 58% of the shares." Erya said.

"I didn't intend to buy shares?" Old Wang asked in surprise.

"If you don't buy shares, how can they feel at ease?"

Erya gave Old Wang a blank look, and asked, "Do you not believe in my project and are afraid of losing money?"

"That's all right, let's go in as soon as you enter, alas, I have saved a little money in the past two years, and I will spend it again." Old Wang muttered.

Erya introduced: "I dug some management personnel here, and the company's shelf has been set up. Now I am going to directly purchase a private construction company with good qualifications, and then poach people from other construction companies and recruit a few engineering teams. This will help you get started faster. More than 500 people in the village also need to undergo various trainings..."

"Okay, you don't need to tell me these things. How can I have time to listen? After more than a month of delay, I went to practice." Old Wang got up quickly and left.

Erya said helplessly: "The construction company will take a lot of time, we have to set up a trading company, and there is a martial arts school in the United States. There are so many things to do!"

Da Ya comforted: "Don't be afraid, you can find a good general manager to preside over the construction company, and you can recruit people with high salaries from large state-owned construction companies, and you will definitely be able to find them.

The trading company first set up a shelf, this is mainly a matter of purchase and sales channels, and it is easy to have connections.Over there at the martial arts school, take your time when you return to the United States. "

NO.30 This morning, Jerry West called.

"Old K, just completed a deal that sent Nick Van Exel to the Nuggets, plus our second-round pick for next year, in exchange for their No. 10 pick in the first round of this year, Danny Fortson."

"Danny Fortson?"

Lao Wang recalled that he was a wild, very strong guy with dreadlocks. When he watched the draft last time, he had a little impression of a beast.

West introduced: "He is good at rebounding. Last season at the NCAA University of Cincinnati, he averaged less than 30 minutes per game, scoring 20 points and 9.8 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 62%.

Of course, NCAA data is not very useful in the NBA, it depends on his performance.He can play the fourth position, or he can play you as a substitute. "

Lao Wang knew that the team's reinforcements were almost done, because after trading Madman Fan, the Lakers had no bargaining chips, and at most they were making small troubles.

On September [-]th, Wang Tiejun picked up people at the airport. The operations president of the Lakers came with several managers and staff. He wanted to set up several peripheral sales departments in several major cities in China. He chose Fengshen Street in the capital, which is also the headquarters of the Lakers in China.

"Erwin, welcome to China."

"Old K, take me to your Fengshen Street, I want to take a good look." Magic Johnson said impatiently.

He is now working two jobs, one is the commentator of ABC, and the other is the president of operations of the Lakers, and the latter job has just taken office.

Coming to Fengshen Street, Magician Johnson looked at the bustling street and said dumbfoundedly: "Old K, this street is all yours?"

Lao Wang pointed to the basketball stadium and hotel under construction in the north and said, "That's my K Times Sports Center, with an investment of [-] million US dollars, and it will be fully completed by the end of next year."

"Old K, you are too rich." Magician Johnson said enviously and bitterly.

"Over there, several five-star hotels and commercial buildings will be built in the future." Old Wang said with a smile, pointing to Guide Street.

"How much money do you have?" Magic Johnson asked enviously.

Old Wang scolded Lielie and said: "I have a fart money. I just spent another 8000 million US dollars to start a construction company. Now I can't even spend 100 million US dollars."

Magic Johnson twitched, and asked in a low voice: "Old K, take me, I want to make some investments with you."

"Okay, my second sister and my wife talked about setting up an import and export trading company. You can also open one in the United States. In this way, whatever goods we want here, you can buy them for us, and the difference can make you full."

"Are you serious?" Magic Johnson asked quickly.

"Can it be fake?" Old Wang said.

"Okay, I'll do it when I get back." Magic Johnson nodded.

Lao Wang said: "Don't do it alone, I will bring in Lightning, Lei Gong, Feizhu, and Dameng, and everyone who has money can make money together."

"OKOK, just don't forget me." Magic Johnson nodded repeatedly.

A week later, a Lakers merchandise store opened on Fengshen Street, focusing on Wang Tiejun's merchandise.

On the first day of opening, his jerseys were sold out, and the [-] jerseys he had prepared were all sold out.

No. 33 is Abdul-Jabbar's retired number, No. 32 is the retired number of Magic Johnson, and Wang Tiejun finally chose No. 31 as his jersey number for the Lakers.

On September 9th, Magic Johnson left the capital with satisfaction and went to Shanghai with his hands.

For him, this trip has been very fruitful. Old K's peripheral sales are very hot, and he has also discussed the trading company with Lao Wang's siblings, killing two birds with one stone, both public and private.

At the end of September, the construction company was formally established.

Erya hired a few capable executives from state-owned enterprises with high salaries, and they were in charge of the company's operations. She and Daya went to the United States at the end of the month.

The time has entered October, the new season is approaching, and Wang Tiejun is also preparing to go to the United States.

This time, the whole family went, and Wang Aiguo and Liu Damei, who were reluctant to part with their grandson, also followed.

On October [-]st, National Day, Dabao took a week and invited more than a dozen tables at home, and then the family and Gao Bin got on the plane the next day and flew to the United States.

(End of this chapter)